Roach exterminator



Dec. 15', 1925. 1,566,199

T. GASKINS, JR

ROACH EXTERMINATOR Filed May 13, 1925 wmvL-ss;V Arronusv INvErfroR'lA Patented @ce iii? STATES i* 'regime i.

THQMAS'GASENS, gt., F

noAcH Exrnmemnronf.

Applieanon fue@ my is, ieee. seres ne. 30,039.

To all whom t may concer/fi:

e it known that Tiroir-[As Grnsnms7 Jr.,

o citizen of the United States, residing at Arcadio, in the county of De Soto and Starte of Floridru have invented new und useful Improvements in Roach Exterrninators, of which the following is 'a specin fieetion.

The objectl of this invention is the provision of a roach cxterniinator of a size and shape to he conveniently positioned in o. trunk, closet or any other place infested by roaches und of u shape und strength o Withstand pressure of clothes or other articles thereugainst und in which such erticies will not interfere `with the free passage of the pests to the heit in the exteriniimtor,

i still further object is the provision of e roach exterminetor Whose body is of tubular formation and which may be constructed oi card-hoard or other suitable material and which hes its sides .provided Withopenings adjacent to the bottoni ot' the tube, the huit heingierrengetl in the bottoni of the seid.

tube which adds Weight to the said bottoni,

whereby the body Will at all times sustain itself in one position to 'arrange the heit conveniently for the insects who may enter the body from either the end or side passages therein.

i A still further object is the provision of a device for this purpose which may be cheaply constiucted.j easily manufactured and proiituhiy marketed and, which is of such construction that the entrance 'passages therethrough ezinnot be clogged 'by trash brougl'it by the insects or by deed insects.

To the attainment of the foregoing und other objects which Will appear as the nuture ot the invention is better understood, reference to be hed to the drawings which ueconipzzny sind forni part of this zipplicution.

in the drawings:-

Figure l is perspective View of the im provenient.

Figure is e substantially centreliy Verticul longitudinal sectional View therethrough. Figure 3 is e sectional View on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

As disclosed by the drawingsythe body l ci the improvement is of tulouier {crine- The body is preferably formed of cardboard twisted spiroliy in the manner usual in the construction oi peper mailing rArgsn'r oestrsussurri tubes. The body is comparatively simili in size, being only about two inches icing inil oi u little more than :in inch'in diunieter.

The twisted card-board renders the holly tielly rectangular cake or layers of e poisoned food 4;, which may he in the nature of o mosh, gum or any other poison con taining moisture. if desired, the toed or poison e may be arranged in e. receptacle therefor on the bottoni 3, but iii-any sven# the bottoni 3 is moisture proof.

Because of the. Weight added by the geiser to the bottoni of the body the device Wi he at all times retained in the position illus tinted by the .figures of the drawing, ther is, the body will rest on its bottoni. Th.- open ends of the body and the openings 2 if: the sides tliereoi:l provide entrance passage or the insects.` `iecause ci its tubulin' formation',6 the passages to the body are if ali tiinesireteineil in open position ei' when the :device is arranged in e trunk i' other receptacle und has clothes or other ot jects pressed thereageinstl The body is ot e strengdrth` to withstand such pressnre,.2nui as the poison i is practically concealed the body, the liability of its being eaten te* children or pets is greatly reduced..

The improvement not only withstands tir: pressure of clothes or articles but prevents the saine from becoming; soiled by contri-c with the poisonous foody therein. "Lillie een: ot' poisonous materiel is of one thick layer und is in the nature of o. gum which 'contains moisture. The gum does not-contain sui Iicient poison to harm a. human being oihouseholcl pets, but .is very eicient io. destroying roaches or other insects. Tl' poisonous food is manufactured by the Venter and the device with the food; therein is marketed in its entirety.

The simplicity and advantages of my ini provenlent will, it is thought, be perfectly apparent to those skilled in the art to Whichsuch invention relates when the foyvgiong description is .read in connection With,the nceompenyingdrawings.

Having described the nventiorn I cnim`g- -r A roach or other insect exterminator, comprising a body of a comparatively short 10 length' of tubing, 'said bodyV having dia- A1n a. longltudmally extending ,metrioally opposed longitndinal openings in the sideslthereof which terminate away from thejopen ends of the tube, adjacent to the bottom thereof, and having arranged therepoisonous food, and by virtue of Whose Weight the body is at all times sustained in one position.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

` THOMAS GASKINS, JR.

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